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Urinary tract infection
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Urinary_tract_infection/
mass Signs and symptoms of UTI can be non-specific, and overlap with common viral illnesses, especially … illnesses (e.g. viral infections, appendicitis). Leukocytosis alone on microscopy does not confirm UTI … Suprapubic aspirate Urinary samples Key points Signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) are often …
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Immigrant health - acute presentations
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considerations in refugee children Links Fever Viral infections Bacterial infections Malaria (endemic areas … Malaria Respiratory symptoms Viral RTI Pneumonia, Asthma Bronchiolitis Croup Pertussis: vaccination may … - H pylori Immigrant health - Hepatitis B Diarrhoea Viral gastroenteritis Bacterial gastroenteritis …
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Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
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cause of illness, with urinary tract infections (see UTI ) being the most common bacterial infection … to be considered in an unwell neonate and young infant Condition Salient features Infective: bacterial UTI … movement of limb +/- swelling Skin Skin erythema, swelling, tenderness or lesions Infective: viral …
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Vomiting
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Anaphylaxis Viral illness Pneumonia Abdominal Abdominal distension and tenderness, "tinkling"/absence of bowel … Appendicitis UTI Lower abdominal/pelvic pain or testicular pain Testicular torsion Ovarian torsion Gastro … illness Sepsis UTI Meningitis Neurological Headache Migraine Intracranial pathology ie raised ICP …
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Febrile seizure
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eg viral, gastroenteritis, UTI Seizure characteristics duration generalised versus focal features … with simple viral infections Younger children are more likely to have a further febrile seizure 50% risk …
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Haematuria
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asymptomatic microscopic haematuria, viral infections, UTI, trauma, HSP, hypercalciuria and inherited …
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Radiology - Acute indications
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therapy possible air leak. NB. Focal signs +/- fever are most likely due to mucus plug and viral illness … of the request should be proportional to the symptoms. Urinary tract imaging Bacteriologically proven first UTI …
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Non-IgE mediated food allergy
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solids) Underlying immune-deficiency Infection (sepsis, meningitis, UTI, gastroenteritis) Pyloric … for thrombocytopenia Can consider stool testing for MCS and viral PCR to exclude infectious causes for presentation …
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Acute scrotal pain or swelling
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intraabdominal: appendicitis/renal colic/UTI referred hip pain Skin infections of the scrotum cellulitis/shingles … and Gonorrhoea PCR testing (if STI clinically suspected) Viral causes include enterovirus, adenovirus and rarely …
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Febrile child
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in children are viral infections, however serious bacterial infections (SBIs) need to be considered The most …, have a lower threshold for investigations UTI is the most common SBI, if there is no clinically obvious …